Resize Partition

[Richard]

I put a new harddrive in my PC and loaded a Ghost image.
The image took the entire 40 Gig drive. I want to resize
it so that C: is only 30 gigs. Is this functionality
built into windows 2000 server?

 

[Jeff Patterson [MSFT]]

Richard,

Unfortunately, this functionality isn't built into Windows 2000. You will
need to use a third-party partitioning utility or you can perform the
following steps:

1. Backup the C: volume.
2. Boot off the 2000 CD.
3. Delete and Re-create the partition.
4. Install Windows 2000.
5. Restore from backup.


Jeff Patterson
Microsoft Support

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[Bill Spears [MSFT]]

No, there is no functionality in Windows 2000 to reduce the size of a
partition.

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

I put a new harddrive in my PC and loaded a Ghost image.
The image took the entire 40 Gig drive. I want to resize
it so that C: is only 30 gigs. Is this functionality
built into windows 2000 server?

No. you'll have to use 3rd party software such as Partition Magic. Pack /
defrag C: first. Burn all essential data files onto a CD-R, since there is a
remote possibility that you may lose stuff.

 

[Roy Soltoff]

Partition Magic is what I use. You can find a very inexpensive OEM version
of PM8 for about $20. See:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_...m_keyword=partition+magic&ut=3fdc62f4ce12e54a